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pom-pom

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: pom-pom

1
n
decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat
2
n
artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: pom-pom
1

n decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat

Synonyms:
pompon
Type of:
adornment
a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
2

n artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes

Synonyms:
ack-ack, ack-ack gun, antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flack, flak
Types:
Bofors gun
an automatic double-barreled antiaircraft gun
Type of:
gun
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
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